exile Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 She could 'win' the vote but be so damaged as to be better off resigning. But she might stay on regardless as she has nothing left to fight for but her own political life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 200-117 in favour of May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, Clyde1998 said: 200-117 in favour of May. Not a good result for her. According to Rees Mogg out of 167 mp's who are not directly on May's payroll 117 voted against her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said: Not a good result for her. According to Rees Mogg out of 167 mp's who are not directly on May's payroll 117 voted against her. That would imply that 70% of backbenchers were against her. That's not an endorsement of her leadership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Clyde1998 said: That would imply that 70% of backbenchers were against her. That's not an endorsement of her leadership. Doesn't look good. How is she supposed to get any policies through if they all vote against her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Still think her times up only a matter of time now there’s now sure to be a vote of no confidence vote in parliament now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Just now, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said: Doesn't look good. How is she supposed to get any policies through if they all vote against her? A group of us are discussing whether some of these Conservative MPs would vote against the government in a confidence vote in the Commons. Even two or three could tip the balance against the Government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave78 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, Clyde1998 said: A group of us are discussing whether some of these Conservative MPs would vote against the government in a confidence vote in the Commons. Even two or three could tip the balance against the Government. Looks like JRM is one of them. He said "she clearly does not have the confidence of the house of commons". Can we take from that that he and his ERG mates would vote against their own government? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, Clyde1998 said: A group of us are discussing whether some of these Conservative MPs would vote against the government in a confidence vote in the Commons. Even two or three could tip the balance against the Government. It will be an interesting few day's. Opposition parties need to make a move or will they wait for a tory implosion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aaid Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, Dave78 said: Looks like JRM is one of them. He said "she clearly does not have the confidence of the house of commons". Can we take from that that he and his ERG mates would vote against their own government? Zero chance of that happening, turkeys won't vote for Christmas. They might - and probably will - vote against the Brexit deal but they won't vote against the government in a confidence vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave78 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, aaid said: Zero chance of that happening, turkeys won't vote for Christmas. They might - and probably will - vote against the Brexit deal but they won't vote against the government in a confidence vote. Why did 40 odd turkeys do exactly that in 1979? (I cannae mind, i was still on breastmilk at the time!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 The result displays what we knew. She in no way has enough support to get her Brexit-lite deal through. That being the case she should stand down as the UK will be staring at a No Deal Brexit. I cannot see Labour pushing through a vote of no confidence as nobody wants to handle this Brexit situation as nobody has a solution to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 There could be a nuclear option Mogg and co could press the self destruct button Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, Dave78 said: Why did 40 odd turkeys do exactly that in 1979? (I cannae mind, i was still on breastmilk at the time!) They didn't. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_vote_of_no_confidence_in_the_Callaghan_ministry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Theresa May making a speech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Have I missed something here, where's Boris Johnson during all this carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave78 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, aaid said: They didn't. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_vote_of_no_confidence_in_the_Callaghan_ministry Hmm... not sure where i got that idea from. Thanks for the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave78 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 9 minutes ago, Dave78 said: Hmm... not sure where i got that idea from. Thanks for the link Found the source of my confusion... 34 Labour rebels added the 40% rule to the devolution for Scotland bill. It was this that prompted the SNP to bring down the government. Callaghan apportioned blame to those Labour rebels for bringing down his government.... "I have since wondered whether those thirty-four Labour Members would have voted as they did if they had been able to foresee that their votes on that evening would precipitate a General Election in 1979, at the least favourable time for their Government.”" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Never knew about this guy that Labour used to wheel in from his sick bed to vote. He was too ill for the no confidence vote though and meant Labour lost by 1... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Broughton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Toepoke said: Never knew about this guy that Labour used to wheel in from his sick bed to vote. He was too ill for the no confidence vote though and meant Labour lost by 1... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Broughton There’s was a mp the other week think she was a Labour got took in to vote in her wheelchair from hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 It was labours naz shah to do with the brexit vote back in June she even had a sick bucket on her knee high on morphine as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave78 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Never knew about this guy that Labour used to wheel in from his sick bed to vote. He was too ill for the no confidence vote though and meant Labour lost by 1... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Broughton "1979 No Confidence vote and death On 28 March 1979 the government faced a knife-edge vote of no confidence when Broughton was on his death bed. Broughton's doctors were extremely concerned for him and strongly advised him not to travel. Although he was willing to come down to vote, Prime Minister James Callaghan decided it would be obscene to ask him to do so, in case he died during the ambulance journey. In the event, the government lost by one vote; had Broughton been present, it would have survived. Broughton died five days later, aged 76." Imagine if the poor bastard had died in the HoC. Would have brought a whole new meaning to the terms 'die in a ditch' or 'die on a hill' for a cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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